Arthur Brooks Close, 18841917 (aged 32 years)

Name
Arthur Brooks /Close/
Birth
Baptism
Note
Note: In 1889 his father changed his surname by Royal Licence to assume the additional surname of Brooks.
Census 1891
Note: Living with parents and family at Over Alderley, Cheshire.

Living with parents and family at Over Alderley, Cheshire.

NOTE: His father changed his surname to Close-Brooks in 1889, so this is how all the family are recorded.

Census 1901
Note: Boarder at school in Winchester, Hampshire.
Death of a mother
Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

Name: Emily Close-brooks
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Registration Year: 1905
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 52
Registration district: Macclesfield
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 108

Marriage of a parent
Census 1911
Note: Living with sister Annie and family at Tonge, Lancashire. Master Cotton Spinner.

Living with sister Annie and family at Tonge, Lancashire. Master Cotton Spinner.

Future wife, Frances Mary Brown, is also present as a Domestic Servant.

Military Service
about 1914
Note: UK, British Army Lists, 1882-1962

UK, British Army Lists, 1882-1962

Name: Arthur Brooks Close-Brooks
Military Year: 1914
Regiment: 3rd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant

On the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Public Schools Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, and subsequently obtained a commission in the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment.

He was awarded the M.C. in June 1915 for attempting to rescue a wounded man, and was also mentioned in Despatches.

Photograph
about 1914
Note: Photograph of Arthur Brooks Close-Brooks, taken around 1914.
Death of a father
Death of a brother
Note: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Name: John Charles Close-Brooks
Death Date: 30 Oct 1914
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment: Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line
Battalion: 1st Life Guards
Type of Casualty: Killed in action

Death
Note: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Name: Arthur Brooks Close-brooks
Death Date: 10 Jan 1917
Rank: Captain
Regiment: Manchester Regiment
Battalion: 3rd Battalion
Decoration: MC
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds

Obituary
Note: Captain Arthur Brooks Close-Brooks MC of the Manchester Regiment loses his life in Mesopotamia at age 32. His brother was killed in October 1914.

Captain Arthur Brooks Close-Brooks MC of the Manchester Regiment loses his life in Mesopotamia at age 32. His brother was killed in October 1914.

He was the son of John Brooks Close-Brooks and Emily Close-Brooks of Birtles Hall, Chelford, Cheshire and Emily (the Register says Anne Close-Brooks, daughter of Sam Brooks, also a banker, of Manchester).

His father and two uncles were the Close brothers who were famous for their rowing at Cambridge. Before coming to Winchester he was with the Reverend C.L. Cameron at Mortimer.

He went up to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1903 and rowed for two years in the University VIII as his father had before him. He took his degree with Honours in Jurisprudence and afterwards went into business in Bolton.

On the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Public Schools Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, and subsequently obtained a commission in the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment.

He was awarded the M.C. in June 1915 for attempting to rescue a wounded man, and was also mentioned in Despatches.

He was posted to Mesopotamia and died of wounds sustained in the attack near the Shatt-el-Hai Canal on January 10th 1917; he left a widow, Frances, the daughter of Andrew Brown, and two children. The family lived at Glemham Grove, Saxmundham, Suffolk.

Burial
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56324430
Probate
24 May 1917 (4 months after death)
Title
Captain
Family with parents
father
1901 Census
18501914
Birth: 9 June 1850Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 20 March 1914Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
mother
1901 Census
18531905
Birth: about 1853Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, England
Death: 25 November 1905Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Marriage Marriage25 July 1874Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England
17 months
elder sister
1901 Census
18751918
Birth: about 1875Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 30 December 1918Bolton, Lancashire, England
18 months
elder brother
1914 Star
18761914
Birth: 18 June 1876Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 30 October 1914Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium
2 years
elder sister
1901 Census
1878
Birth: 16 October 1878Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years
elder sister
1901 Census
1881
Birth: 14 July 1881Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years
himself
Military Cross
18841917
Birth: 22 October 1884Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 10 January 1917Mesopotamia, Iraq
Father’s family with Grace Emma Matilda Cooke
father
1901 Census
18501914
Birth: 9 June 1850Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 20 March 1914Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
stepmother
1911 Census
1882
Birth: about 1882Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Marriage Marriage7 February 1907Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
5 years
half-sister
Family with Frances Mary Brown
himself
Military Cross
18841917
Birth: 22 October 1884Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 10 January 1917Mesopotamia, Iraq
wife
1890
Birth: 25 June 1890Tintern, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
daughter
Emily Lois Close-Brooks
son
Arthur Geoffrey Close-Brooks
Note

In 1889 his father changed his surname by Royal Licence to assume the additional surname of Brooks.

Census 1891

Living with parents and family at Over Alderley, Cheshire.

NOTE: His father changed his surname to Close-Brooks in 1889, so this is how all the family are recorded.

Census 1901

Boarder at school in Winchester, Hampshire.

Census 1911

Living with sister Annie and family at Tonge, Lancashire. Master Cotton Spinner.

Future wife, Frances Mary Brown, is also present as a Domestic Servant.

Military Service

UK, British Army Lists, 1882-1962

Name: Arthur Brooks Close-Brooks
Military Year: 1914
Regiment: 3rd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant

On the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Public Schools Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, and subsequently obtained a commission in the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment.

He was awarded the M.C. in June 1915 for attempting to rescue a wounded man, and was also mentioned in Despatches.

Photograph

Photograph of Arthur Brooks Close-Brooks, taken around 1914.

Death

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Name: Arthur Brooks Close-brooks
Death Date: 10 Jan 1917
Rank: Captain
Regiment: Manchester Regiment
Battalion: 3rd Battalion
Decoration: MC
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds

Obituary

Captain Arthur Brooks Close-Brooks MC of the Manchester Regiment loses his life in Mesopotamia at age 32. His brother was killed in October 1914.

He was the son of John Brooks Close-Brooks and Emily Close-Brooks of Birtles Hall, Chelford, Cheshire and Emily (the Register says Anne Close-Brooks, daughter of Sam Brooks, also a banker, of Manchester).

His father and two uncles were the Close brothers who were famous for their rowing at Cambridge. Before coming to Winchester he was with the Reverend C.L. Cameron at Mortimer.

He went up to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1903 and rowed for two years in the University VIII as his father had before him. He took his degree with Honours in Jurisprudence and afterwards went into business in Bolton.

On the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Public Schools Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, and subsequently obtained a commission in the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment.

He was awarded the M.C. in June 1915 for attempting to rescue a wounded man, and was also mentioned in Despatches.

He was posted to Mesopotamia and died of wounds sustained in the attack near the Shatt-el-Hai Canal on January 10th 1917; he left a widow, Frances, the daughter of Andrew Brown, and two children. The family lived at Glemham Grove, Saxmundham, Suffolk.

Burial

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56324430

Birth
Baptism
Census 1891
Census 1901
Census 1911
Military Service
Photograph
Probate
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Military Cross
Military Cross
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1891 Census
1891 Census
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Birth Index
Birth Index
Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

Name: Arthur Brooks Close
Registration Year: 1884
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Salford
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 27

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Baptism Register
Baptism Register
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1901 Census (page 1)
1901 Census (page 1)
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1901 Census (page 2)
1901 Census (page 2)
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WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card
WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card
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1914 / 1915 Star
1914 / 1915 Star
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Photograph
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Probate Calendar
Probate Calendar